Open Source and Collaborative: Difference between revisions

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-''Collaborative'' means done in a way that allows any other qualified developer to contribute to a project, with minimal friction in the process.
-''Open source'' means that which follows the [[OSHWA Definition]]. See [[Open Source]].
-Many technologies that are ''open source'' are not developed collaboratively. The typical model is: a small team develops, and releases when done. There are 2 issues with this: (1) design is not generated in a truly  collaborative way. 2 - since a project is 'never done', collaboration from the onset is more likely to produce a working product at all. If open source does not value collaboration over open publishing, it may have limited impact
-Outside of usual open source project, the City of Encinitas [[ADU]] is a great example of an open resource that is developed non-collaboratively.
-Many collaboratively developed technologies, such as projects on [[HeroX]] or [[Local Motors]] are not open source.
-Many collaborative technologies (such as Google Slides) are not developed collaboratively, and are not open source. They may be free, but they are missing the [[4 Freedoms of Open Source]].
-In summary - open source AND collaborative are not the same thing. OSE emphasizes open source AND collaborive as a prerequisite to solving [[Pressing World Issues]] - and thus requires both aspects to be present in order for fruitful collaboration to exist.